It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.
AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WARMajor events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, Creating America, and ABC-CLIO
THE YALTA CONFERENCE
Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europe
Germany will be divided, controlled by the Allies
Liberated Eastern European countries will have new elections
United Nations will be formed
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THE UNITED NATIONS
Made after WWII
purpose to get countries to talk
made charter to continue fighting the axis 26 nations approved
can't get into a countries issues of domestic jurisdiction
CONTAINMENT
keep comunisim from expanding
by not allowing places like korea to be taken
keep communism under controle
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THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE
provide aid to countries that need to fight communism
that were vulnerable
turkey greece
**THE MARSHALL PLAN
1.4 billion
fix west berlin after wwii
General George C Marshall
increased industrial levels more than before the war
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THE BERLIN AIRLIFT**
supplies for Berlin
peace time operation
soviet forces harass west ground transport
Lucius D Clay keeps troops there because USSR halted railroad traffic
NATO
Peace with atlantic nations
agreed to let us bring back chemical weapons
space based lazer defence system
take down the wall
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COMMUNISM IN CHINA
THE KOREAN WAR
No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity
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It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.
AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WAR
No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity
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